Abiding in Him

For those of you thinking, “There’s a book in the Bible called Malachi?” stick around for an overview of the book after I read chapter 1! (The overview is read from the She Reads Truth Bible.)

For those of you who don’t like all that pesky talking…here’s the full book of Esther, no stops, no interruptions.

“In the end never forget, He wins.” - Charles Swindoll

“So on March 7 the two decrees of the king were put into effect. On that day, the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but quite the opposite happened. It was the Jews who overpowered their enemies.” ‭‭Esther‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/est.9.1.NLT

“Now go ahead and send a message to the Jews in the king’s name, telling them whatever you want, and seal it with the king’s signet ring. But remember that whatever has already been written in the king’s name and sealed with his signet ring can never be revoked.”” ‭‭Esther‬ ‭8‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/est.8.8.NLT

SPOILER ALERT: “So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.” 🤯🤯🤯🤯 ‭‭Esther‬ ‭7‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/est.7.10.NLT

This chapter is just too good!

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“And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.” 🤗 ‭‭Esther‬ ‭5‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/est.5.2.ESV

““Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.” Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.” ‭‭Esther‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/est.4.1...

“Then the king’s scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and an edict, according to all that Haman commanded, was written to the king’s satraps and to the governors over all the provinces and to the officials of all the peoples, to every province in its own script and every people in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s s...

“And when Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign, the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.” ‭‭Esther‬ ‭2‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/b...

“What does a ‘woman of God’ mean to you? The book of Esther describes such a woman. Esther was a Cinderella of her time - an orphan child raised by her uncle, Mordecai. Then, when the fickle Persian king impulsively divorced Queen Vashti, Esther soon found herself reigning as the new Queen of Persia.” - Charles Swindoll, Esther: A Woman of Strength and Dignity

Just in case you missed it or are a full-picture type person, here’s the full book of Nehemiah with no stops!

Well hello again! 😂

For those of you who may be wondering when I’m going to have time to read the New Testament before the end of the year…

Hope you can hang around for this incredibly long Psalm! 😜

“So I confronted them and called down curses on them. I beat some of them and pulled out their hair. I made them swear in the name of God that they would not let their children intermarry with the pagan people of the land.” ‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭13‬:‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/neh.13.25.NLT

Oh, the names!! So many names 😩 Where my Zerubabbels at?! 😋

So much happening in this chapter, it’s hard to summarize it all! 😬🫣

As a follow-up to Nehemiah 9, we read in this chapter about the binding agreement (or covenant) Israel is making to God.

“Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners as they confessed their own sins and the sins of their ancestors. They remained standing in place for three hours while the Book of the Law of the Lord their God was read aloud to them. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and worshiped the Lord their God.” ‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭9‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Wow! How awesome is that? H...

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David Dawson once again! Speaking of rebuilding, how is God rebuilding in your life right now?

Guest reader for today: David Dawson. Fun fact: when reading this group of passages a couple of years ago, God really convicted me about being in relationships with men who were not completely sold out for Christ.